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Democratic Party of Japan caucus in Tokyo
December 25, 2012, Tokyo, Japan - Japan's former Trade Minister Banri Kaieda answers questions during his first news conference after being elected new leader of the Democratic Party of Japan in Tokyo on Tuesday, December 25, 2012. Kaieda beat former transport minister Sumio Mabuchi in the two-man race voted by 145 DPJ lawmakers to replace outgoing Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda who stepped down taking responsibility for the DPJ's crushing defeat in the general election earlier this month. (Photo by Natsuki Sakai/AFLO)